Viking Gustafsson Nyberg
#6 · Defence · Minnesota Wild
Born Sep 21, 2003 in Stockholm, SWE (age 23) · 6'6", 225 lb · Shoots left
Compare with a similar player
The defencemen closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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Erik Gustafsson
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Jorian Donovan
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Seamus Casey
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Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| 1 season | Career | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
2025-26 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 21:18 |
Contract
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | Minnesota Wild | Entry-level | 2025-26 to 2026-27 | 2 | $975K |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.
2025-26 analytics
Rating
The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.
Who he played with
| Defence pair | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Kiersted · Viking Gustafsson Nyberg | 2 | 26:59 | 37.5 | 41.3 | 2-1 |
| Daemon Hunt · Viking Gustafsson Nyberg | 2 | 3:21 | 60.0 | 71.5 | 1-1 |
| Jake Middleton · Viking Gustafsson Nyberg | 1 | 1:04 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 0-0 |
| Jared Spurgeon · Viking Gustafsson Nyberg | 1 | 0:21 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0-0 |
The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.
Where he shot from
Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | vs ANA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:38 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | @ STL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:57 |